Marie and Rosetta (Regional, Southwest Arts Center, 2020) | Playbill

Marie and Rosetta

Regional
Play with Music
Revival
A True Colors Theatre Company Production

SYNOPSIS:

Hailed as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced rock icons from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix. Bringing fierce guitar playing and sizzling swing to gospel music, Rosetta was a trailblazer, a young Black woman singing at church in the morning and the Cotton Club at night. This play with music chronicles Rosetta’s first rehearsal with a young protégée, Marie Knight, as they prepare for a tour that would establish them as one of the great duet teams in musical history.



Directed by Andrew Frye

Show Times: Wednesday- Saturday @7:30pm, Saturday and Sunday @2:30pm. Added evening performance Tuesday, June 16 @7:30pm. No performances Saturday, July 4.

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